correct me if im wrong, but i thought that the only difference between a "dirty-bulk" and
a "clean-bulk" is the quality of food that is eaten and not the amount of calories consumed.

As far as i know, bulking or a bulking period simply means a period of time consuming a larger amount of calories more than maintanence level.
If your extra 500 calories above your maintenence level is from junk/fast food, then its a dirty bulk.
If its from a clean healthy gourmet (eg. lean grilled chicken/beef, veggies, healthy fats etc) then its a clean bulk.

my advice to McDbigMac, dont worry TOO much about the body fat percentage. What DL said is true, its harder to gain muscle at a BF % less than 10. Youre looking like youre around >14%. Concentrate on gaining as much muscle as possible with as little fat gain as possible. Dont worry if your BF% goes up 2-3%. but dont overdo it and let it go up 5-10%.

For what its worth, its easier to lose fats than gain muscle.

completely agree here.

ummm... agree half half? haha.

Im not qualified anyway to say right or wrong, but by personal preference, when I eat clean, i reeaalllyyy eat clean. No sugar/carbonated drinks, no eating out, cooking in all the time, bake/grill/steam instead of fry. But thats just me.

Firstly, how is your diet? the real food you eat daily.
are you eating enough protein/carb/fats?
is your daily calorie intake enough?

in my opinion, "a clean diet with enough amount of macronutrients (prot/carb/fats) and calories ALONE" is better than "a bad diet with low macronutrients PLUS supplements".

check in with your diet and training first, there's stickies here AND THEN think about supplements. i personally refer to www.tmuscle.com for all training and nutrition articles/info.